The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 / 1597-1599 / Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

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Contents of Volume X

• [Preface] ... 9
• [Documents of 1597]
  • [Letter to Felipe II]. Antonio de Morga; Manila, June 30 ... 25
  • [Administration of the hospital at Manila]. L.P. Dasmariñas; Manila, July 20 ... 28
  • [Letters to Felipe II]. Francisco Tello; Manila, April 29-August 12 ... 41
• [Documents of 1598]
  • [Letter to Antonio de Morga]. Juan de Ronquillo; Tanpaca, January 4 ... 53
  • [Report, of conditions in the Philippines]. Antonio de Morga; Manila, June 8 ... 75
  • [Recommendations as to reforms needed in the islands]. [Unsigned and undated; 1598?] ... 103
  • [Reception of the royal seal at Manila]. Francisco Tello, and others; Manila, June 8 ... 132
  • [Letters from the archbishop of Manila to Felipe II]. Ygnacio de Santibañez; Manila, June 24 and 26 ... 141
  • [Letters from the bishop of Nueva Segovia to Felipe II]. Miguel de Benavides; Manila, June 30 and July 5 ... 161 Page 2
  • [Letters to Felipe II]. Francisco Tello; Manila, June 17–July 9 ... 168
  • [Report of the Audiencia on the conduct of Tello]. Antonio de Morga, and others; Manila, July 15 ... 183
• [Documents of 1599]
  • [Letter to the archbishop of Manila]. Felipe III; Valencia, March 1 ... 189
  • [Letter from the bishop of Nueva Segovia to the king]. Miguel de Benavides; Tulac, May 17 ... 190
  • [Letter to Joan de Ibarra]. Miguel de Benavides; Afulu, May 22 ... 198
  • [Missions of the religious orders]. Geronimo de Alearas; Manila, June 28 ... 204
  • [Military affairs in the islands]. Francisco Tello, and others; Manila, July 12 ... 207
  • [Letter to the king]. Francisco Tello; Manila, July 12 ... 245
  • [Ordinances enacted by the Audiencia of Manila]: Francisco Tello, and others; Manila, June, 1598–July, 1599 ... 293 (To be concluded.)
• [Bibliographical Data] ... 317

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